Chapter 5

chapter five Citizens of Mollusk City Loot Day is upon us. "Evie Snark..." June growls. "Oh, you know Evie??" Johnny Steve asks. "Well, that's nice. Friends, reunited!"

第五章《软体动物城的市民》战利品日即将到来。 “艾维蛇鲨……”6月咆哮。 “哦，你知道伊维——？”约翰尼·史蒂夫问。 “嗯，那很好。朋友,团聚!”

"Evie Snark is not our friend," I say. "She's the worst, and she's out of her mind. She stole the Louisville Slicer! She caused Dirk to get bitten by a zombie! She summoned the Cosmic Terror Ghazt to our dimension!" Looking up at Evie, I'm suddenly brought crashing back to that night at Dandy-Lions ice cream. The night Bardle died...

“伊维·斯纳克不是我们的朋友，”我说。 “她是最坏的，她已经疯了。 她偷了路易斯维尔切片机！她害德克被僵尸咬了！她把宇宙恐怖魔咒召唤到了我们的次元！”抬头看着伊薇，我突然回想起在丹迪狮子冰淇淋店的那个晚上。 巴德尔死的那天晚上……

Evie helped awaken Thrull. And she stood there, did nothing, while Thrull killed Bardle. Bardle might still be alive today if it weren't for her... I shake away the thought. Need to focus on the here and now. All around us, the monsters grow more and more eager for whatever is about to happen. Probably something self-important and annoying, if I know Evie. She steps aside. "Presenting the one you've been waiting for, your beloved, the most benevolent, the Grand Protector... GHAZT!" I gasp. Of course it's Ghazt! The awful rat monster appears. "YES, IT IS I! GHAZT, THE COSMIC GENERAL!"

艾薇帮助唤醒了Thrull。 她站在那里，什么也没做，而瑟鲁杀死了巴德尔。 如果不是她，巴德尔今天可能还活着…… 我打消了这个念头。你得专注于此时此地。 在我们周围，怪物们越来越渴望即将发生的事情。 以我对伊薇的了解，可能是一些自以为是又烦人的事。 她站到一边。“有请您一直在等待的人，您心爱的，最仁慈的，大护法…… GHAZT !”我感到喘不过气来。当然是Ghazt！可怕的老鼠怪物出现了。 “是的，就是我！”加斯特，宇宙将军！”

"I believe that may be the evil creature on board," Johnny Steve whispers. "You're a great spy," June says, "because it definitely is." I loathe Ghazt, but I gotta admit that he's looking good. Way better than the last time we saw him, swirling down a sewer pipe... The New and Improved Ghazt, AKA Cosmic General, AKA the Grand Protector of Mallusk City Shockingly defined biceps and forearms dream in I new lease on life.

“我相信那可能是船上的邪恶生物，”约翰尼·史蒂夫低声说。 “你是一个伟大的间谍，”琼说，“因为它绝对是。” 我讨厌Ghazt，但我得承认他看起来不错。 比上次我们看到他在下水道里打转的时候好多了… 新的和改进的Ghazt，又名宇宙将军，又名Mallusk城的大守护者，在我的新生命中惊人地定义了二头肌和前臂。

"What are the odds that we'd wind up on the same mobile mall as those doofuses?" I moan. "I'm looking forward to a rematch," Dirk mutters, glaring up at them. Evie takes the PA microphone back and says, "GHAZT WILL NOW BESTOW UPON YOU MANY GIFTS!" "Whoops! That's my cue!" Smud says. "I gotta help with Loot Day. Can't gift the Loot Globes without me!" "Loot Globes," I say. "Sounds cool. Darn it." Smud opens a gate that's been built around an escalator and quickly begins clomping upstairs. "I'm coming! I'm coming! Don't start yet!" Dirk darts forward, trying to follow, but— SLAM! Smud is barely two steps up the escalator when the gate clangs shut. It sparks, electricity running through it. I notice the same electrified protection runs around the entire Food Court, keeping everyone but the Grand Protector and his friends out. Smud makes it upstairs to the Food Court and speeds behind Ghazt, out of sight. Evie announces, "AND NOW... GRAND PROTECTOR, PLEASE PULL THE LEVER!" Ghazt looks sort of bored by this whole thing, but Evie gives him a little elbow to the rear, and he delivers his next line. "IT IS BY MY PAW THAT YOU ARE

“我们和那些笨蛋出现在同一家手机商城的几率有多大？”我的呻吟。 “我期待着重赛，”德克嘟囔着，瞪着他们。 艾薇拿回扩音器说：“GHAZT现在要送给你很多礼物！”“哎呀!这是我的暗示！”Smud说。 “我要帮助Loot Day。 没有我怎么能送金球奖呢！”“抢夺金球奖，”我说。 “听起来很酷。真讨厌。”斯慕德打开一扇围绕着自动扶梯的门，迅速爬上楼梯。 “我来了!我来了!先别开始！”德克向前冲去，想追上去，但是——砰！斯穆德刚走上两级扶梯，电梯门就哐当关上了。 它会产生火花，电流穿过它。 我注意到整个美食广场周围都有同样的电气化保护，除了大护法和他的朋友，所有人都被挡在外面。 Smud跑到楼上的美食广场，跟在Ghazt后面，消失在视线之外。 伊薇宣布：“现在…… 大护法，请拉下拉杆！”Ghazt看起来对这整件事有点厌烦，但是Evie给了他一个胳膊肘，他说了下一句话。 “你靠的是我的爪子

GIFTED THESE LUXURIES! IT IS BY MY PAW THAT YOU ARE KEPT SAFE!" Ghazt slaps awkwardly at the lever while Evie scowls. Finally, he gets his paw around it, and— KSHH-HISSS! The mall's monorail slides into view behind Evie and Ghazt. Smud hurries to get on board before it takes off again. He just barely makes it, scrambling in as it glides away from the Food Court, out over the mall. The monorail car is jammed full of round containers, like giant plastic Easter eggs: the "Loot Globes." "What's in those?" Quint whispers. We don't have to wonder for long. Evie's voice booms: "AND NOW... THE GIFTING BEGINS!" With that, Smud kicks the first plastic Loot Globe overboard. It breaks open midair and... SMASH! The Gifting of the Loot!

赐予这些奢侈品！是我的爪子保护了你的安全！”Ghazt笨拙地拍打着杠杆，而Evie皱起了眉头。 最后，他用爪子抓住了它，然后——ksh -嘶嘶！商场的单轨电车滑进了伊维和加兹特身后的视野。 在飞机再次起飞前，Smud匆忙登上飞机。 他勉强挤了进去，眼看飞机从美食广场滑出，飞过商场。 单轨车厢里塞满了圆形的集装箱，就像巨大的塑料复活节彩蛋：“战利品球”。 “那里面是什么？”五胞胎低声说。 我们不用想太久。 伊薇的声音响起：“现在…… 礼物开始了！”说着，斯穆德把第一个塑料战利品球踢出了船外。 它在半空中裂开，然后…… 粉碎!战利品的馈赠！